Fading Halo:Sniper Rifles

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The following entries are all taken more or less directly from the Mass Effect series. Some modifications have been made to descriptions where they reference elements of that setting that do not apply to mine. They do not represent the full-range of sniper rifles available in the game but cover a range from common military hardware up to elite or specialist models. They are also either human-centric or more generic weapons. Individual races may have more specific armaments used mainly by them.

Weapons are generally referred to by a code and the name mentioned below. The code is not supplied as it depends on what mods and specifications that particular weapon is keyed to but they tend to take alphanumeric form (e.g. M-8, L-12, B-22).

Each weapon is marked as either Common, Uncommon or Rare, indicating the level of resource or effort required to obtain one. Each also has a 0-5 rating (with 5 being the highest) in five categories (weight, fire rate, clip size, damage and accuracy). Note that the higher a weapon's rating in weight, the heavier it is. A 0 indicates a very poor performance in that category (most typically found in fire rate or accuracy).

Black Widow

Weighing in at 39 kilograms, the Black Widow Anti-Material Rifle is primarily used by sniper teams in assault missions against armored vehicles. While kinetic barriers offer effective protection on vehicles, the kind generated by conventional military field generators are far too weak against the Widow.

The Black Widow was never designed to be carried and fired by a human. Although this modified model can be carried, no ordinary human could fire it without shattering an arm.[1]

Rarity: Rare
Weight: 5
Capacity: 2
Fire Rate: 1
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 5

Incisor

The Incisor is one of a new wave of military and police sniper rifles designed to overload active defenses such as shields. Firing three shots with each pull of the trigger, the Incisor's burst is so fast that all three rounds will be in the target by the time the barrel has moved a millimeter, increasing its stopping power without sacrificing accuracy. As an added benefit, the noise of the burst is comparable to a single rifle shot in duration, making it no easier to locate the sniper by sound.[2]

Rarity: Common
Weight: 3
Capacity: 2
Fire Rate: 3
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 4

Indra

The Indra's low-powered scope leaves it most effective at medium range, but many soldiers believe this limitation is offset by the gun's rapid rate of fire. The Indra is the first military-grade, fully automatic sniper rifle. It has an extremely efficient heat-sink system that allows a surprisingly large number of shots to be fired before the weapon ejects its thermal clip. [3] Rarity: Rare
Weight: 4
Capacity: 3
Fire Rate: 3
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 4

Javelin

Called the Javelin by Terran marines, this Alpha weapon holds a reservoir of ferrofluid, magnetically drawn into the firing chamber and expelled at lethal speeds. Like a high-pressure water jet, the ferrofluid cuts through nearly anything it hits with so much heat that it resembles a beam of light, causing terrible wounds.[4]

Rarity: Rare
Weight: 5
Capacity: 1
Fire Rate: 0
Damage: 5
Accuracy: 5

Mantis

The Mantis is a powerful sniper rifle able to take out most targets in a single shot. It's incredibly accurate at long range, but rate of fire is slow. The Mantis is primarily used by police and planetary militia groups.[5]

Rarity: Common
Weight: 4
Capacity: 1
Fire Rate: 0
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 4

Raptor

The Raptor is a human version of a Crean weapon developed for conflict on low-gravity worlds. Fighting at longer ranges than expected, the Creans optimized a low-recoil, semi-automatic rifle with a scope, and issued it to their regular infantry, creating a hybrid weapon that was half-assault rifle and half-sniper weapon. [6]

Rarity: Common
Weight: 4
Capacity: 3
Fire Rate: 2
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 4

Viper

The Viper is a semi-automatic, rapid-fire sniper rifle. The patented automated-release system assists with thermal-clip ejection, shortening the Viper's reload time. This rifle is popular with military snipers, who appreciate a long-range gun that can snap off multiple shots in the blink of an eye.[7]

Rarity: Uncommon
Weight: 3
Capacity: 1
Fire Rate: 1
Damage: 3
Accuracy: 5